. >> cenk: all right, now when we come back, really surprising news about president obama and the naacp convention. why is he pulling out of it? who is going to repolice him? interesting details on that when we return. >> i know that my husband stands where he is today because of this organization. >>we talk a lot about the influence of money in politics. it is the defining issue of this era. the candidate with the most money, does win. this is a national crisis. in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind spot monitoring that helps remind you that the highway might not be as desolate... ...as you thought. ♪ ♪ >> cenk: now the last time that president obama spoke to the naacp was in 2009 as president of the united states of america. that was a great moment. there was another very good moment back in 2008 when he was the democratic candidate and he made this speech to them at that time. >> when i stand before you tonight as democratic nominee f

. >> cenk: all right, now when we come back, really surprising news about president obama and the naacp convention. why is he pulling out of it? who is going to repolice him? interesting details on that when we return. >> i know that my husband stands where he is today because of this organization. >>we talk a lot about the influence of money in politics. it is the defining issue of this era. the candidate with the most money, does win. this is a national crisis. so, you guys grew up together. yes, since third grade... what are you lookin' at? not looking at i anything... we're not good enough for you. must be supermodels? what do you model gloves? brad, eat a snickers. why? 'cause you get a little angry when you're hungry. better? [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry™. better. [ male announcer ] snickers satisfies. in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind spot monitoring that helps remind you that the highway might not be as

to "the ed show" from new york. the blue birds were out for mitt romney during a speech to the naacp. tonight, i'll show you why he got off easy. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> this was perhaps one of the most negative reactions mitt romney has had in the course of his 2012 presidential campaign. >> mitt romney gets booed mercilously for his vision for america. >> i think we expected that, of course. >> tonight, hilary shelton of the naacp, and philadelphia mayor michael nutter on what happens when mitt romney tells the truth. >>> repeal and disgrace. house republicans vote to take health care away from americans. house democratic whip steny hoyer is here with reaction. >> and today, the congressional budget office debunks one of the greatest republican lies ever told. >> unless the president gets off of his absolute obsession with raising taxes -- >> under barack obama, he has one plan and one plan only. that's to raise everyone's taxes. >> he's raising the taxes like crazy. we need freedom. >> good to have you with us, folks. thanks for watching. mitt romney spoke to

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wouldn't expect him. he dared to speak to the liberal naacp this week. was it a mistake? >>> if our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so to do that i am going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that include os bough ma care, and -- that includes obama care, and i will work to save -- >> [boo]. >> well, he was booed for that comment, but cheered for others. mitt romney went where other presidential candidates have not dared, to the naacp's annual convention. was it worth his time? dan? good idea or bad idea given the reception he got? >> you know, paul, i don't know if it was intended, and i don't think he intended to elicit those boos, but i think romney has benefited from doing this. first, he made a good faith effort to speak to them. i think he is getting credit for that. i think actually the booing in an odd way is causing him to gain some support out there with voters. i am beginning to get the feeling that mitt romney is being to gain some traction in the general electorat. >> why are

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democrats and maybe some republicans with him? plus mitt romney addresses the naacp to cheers and jeers. other republican nominees have skipped it. so was it worth his time? and it is being haled by some as the answer to the housing crisis. local government seizing underwater mortgages through eminent domain. will that put a stop to foreclosures ? >> i am not proposing anything radical here. i just believe anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income tax rates we were paying under bill clinton. >> welcome to "the journal editorial report." that was president obama on monday envoking bill clinton in his call to raise taxes on americans making more than $250,000 a year. he says his proposal isn't radical at all. so will congressional democrats and maybe even some republicans follow him off that tax cliff? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor and jason riley and columnist mary annastacia o'grady. mary, we have this huge tax cliff. everybody believes because of the expiring tax provisions there would be a big potential hit in january on the e

naacp today? he only got booed three times. >> mitt romney dreams the impossible dream. >> mitt romney went in search of something he had not looked for before. >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> the african-american vote. >> mission impossible. >> more than 90% of african-americans support the president. >> a high-stakes appearance for moim mitt romney today at the naacp. >> mitt romney and the naacp. >> i do love that music. i have to tell you. i do love listening to that organ music. >> romney just never connected to his audience. >> things went smoothly until he decided to take on the president's health care plan. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. >> the crowd shouted him down with boos. >> that includes obama care, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ audience booing ] >> he is the worst republican in the country. >> all of us saying that rick santorum was right. every time someone says something like that, a gay angel gets its wings. >> if you

colored people. the naacp was founded in 1909 and is the nation's largest and oldest civil rights organization. african americans are one of president obama's most loyal voting blocks. he won 95% of the african- american vote in 2008. john mccain who ran against barack obama in 2008, won 4% of the african-american vote. so, at wednesday's event mr. romney was squarely in enemy territory. but romney gave no ground. in fact, at times he seemed to be baiting the audience. >> if our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so -- and so to do that i'm going toll eliminate every non- essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> despite the boos, some of romney's lines were met with applause, namely, those dealing with jobs and the middle class. >> and i don't just mean for those who are middle class now. i also mean for those who have waited so long for their chance to join the middle class. >> also, when romney exited the hall, at least half the up and applaude

to speak at naacp convention knowing full well they won't receive more than 10% of the african-american vote. normally the candidates tailor their speeches to avoid embarrassment. but not mitt romney. he stuck to his standard stump speech. even by the n standard of awkwardness that mitt romney has defined, this was as awkward and uncomfortable as this could be. [ organ music ] >> i do love that music. i have to tell you i do love listening to that organ music. i believe that if you understand who i truly am in my heart and if it were possible to fully communicate what i believe is in the real enduring best interest of african-american families, you would vote for me for president. i'm going to eliminate every non-essential expensive program i can find, and that includes obama-care. and i'm going to work-- [ booing ] >> romney: my agenda is not to put in place the series of policies that get me a lot of attention and applause. if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. [ boos ] you take a look. >> eliot: he does

the course of this campaign up until what happen today at the naacp. i don't think it really is sort of overstating it. this was perhaps one of the most negative reactions mitt romney has had in the course of his 2012 presidential campaign. >> after the speech, romney said he expected to be booed by the crowd. he told fox news the crowd was with him more than they were against him. >> at the end of my speech, having a standing ovation was generous and hospitable on part of the audience, and while we disagree on some issues like obamacare, on a lot of issues we see eye to eye. >> african-americans want someone to get the economy going, no doubt, but they don't want mitt romney. in a recent poll, only 1% of african-american voters want mitt romney to be the president of the united states. the naacp released a statement thanking the candidate, mitt romney, for coming out, and pointed out how little support romney has in the african-american community. it read unfortunately, much of his agenda is at odds with what the naacp stands for, whether the issue is equal access to affordable heal

days, joe biden and his performance at the naacp. there's been a lot of talk. >> i think it's what they like about biden. that was basically at a convention speech. it wasn't a speech just to a constituent group. biden loves that. he loves riling up big crowds like that especially friendly crowds. it's exactly where the campaign wants to put them. i don't think there's going to be many people at that convention feel slighted by the -- >> jonathan, i want to turn to you in terms of, you know, we've talked a lot about the african-american vote, the naacp, whether the president is taking for granted the naacp and the african-american community given the fact that he didn't show up. do you think that this sort of biden goes in, does his work, almost a sort of preacherly speech, if you will, that biden gave. do you think that sort of quashes this sort of chatter about his relationship to the black vote? >> well, look, everyone would like to have the president of the united states come and speak to their group, and the naacp, you know, is among them, but it's not like the president hasn'

to die with him. more with anthony beevor sunday at 8:00 on c-span's "q & a." >>> the naacp is holding its annual conference in houston. yesterday mitt romney addressed the gathering and today vice president spoke to the group. mr. biden was introduced by a naacp board of directors. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> naacp delegates! it is my great honor to introduce to you a friend of the naacp. at the age of 29, he became one of the youngest people ever elected to the united states senate. our speaker commuted from washington to willmingham, delawa delaware, by train every day and he was re-elected to the senate six times. as a senator from delaware for 36 years, he has established himself as a leader of some of our nation's most important domestic and international challenges. now, serving as the 47th vice president of the united states, joe biden continues to provide leadership on important issues facing our nation. of relevant interest to this audience, joe biden was a standout high school athlete who participated to an anti-segregation sit-in at a maryland theater. he is married to

naacp convention. but there was one moment where mitt romney delivered an actual policy position. the reception, that was not very warm. >> if our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. and so to do that, i'm going to eliminate every non-essential expensive program i can find. that includes obamacare, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ boos ] >> 14 seconds. that's how long mitt romney was booed for saying he will repeal obamacare. reporters on the scene said the reaction was stunning. >> i have not heard that kind of sustained booing for mitt romney during the course of this campaign up until what happen today at the naacp. i don't think it really is sort of overstating it. this was perhaps one of the most negative reactions mitt romney has had in the course of his 2012 presidential campaign. >> after the speech, romney said he expected to be booed by the crowd. he told fox news the crowd was with him more than they were against him. >> at the end of my speech, having a standing ovation was generous and hospitable on

. and then well, at the naacp convention, we did not have president obama but we did have joe biden and we do have epic coverage of the naacp convention. >> mitt romney was here. joe biden was here. i'm here! president obama wasn't here. how big a difference did that make to the folks at the naacp convention? >> cenk: we'll tell you all about that and biden had a great speech. then romney. this is fascinating! did he bring in people to get himself booed at the same convention? [crowd booing] >> cenk: really interesting evidence about that and why would you want to get booed? we'll tell you all about it. you know why? because it's obviously go time! >> cenk: now president obama's team has been criticizing mitt romney as heartless, outsourcer and a man who closed down plants and cost people's jobs and mitt romney's main defense is what have you been talking about? i left bain capital in 1999 to go to france in the olympics. i had nothing to do with all of that stuff in it happened later in the '99 to 2003 range. wasn't me! in fact, they're now running an ad calling the president a lia

naacp and shows he'll say anything in order to keep his government job. disgraceful highlights coming up from his naacp speech, still to come. >> close your eyes and imagine what the romney justice department will look like... ♪ [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but bounty basic can handle them. in this lab demo, bounty basic is stronger than the leading bargain brand. everyday life. bring it with affordably priced bounty basic. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to

♪ ] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. mitt romney speaks to the naacp and all of our heads explode. >> i'm many think i'm running for office to help the rich. nonsense, the rich will do just fine whether i'm elected or not itch. >> jennifer: you said you don't care about poor people, and your policies are a disaster for the middle class why are you running again? truth is that is just another romney lies. not a secret one at that. secrets and lies, it's bread and butter for political hacks. eat up, mitt. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> romney: i submit to you this, if you want to president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. [ boos ] you take a look. >> jennifer: take a look. oh, mitt they're looking but they don't like what they see. so i want to begin tonight's show with a shout out to you mitt. you inspire me. why you ask? well because almost everything that comes out of your mouth is either a distortion or an outright lie. i'm making it this show's mission to point it out on a daily basis. tonight "the war room" is kicking off a new serie

for the update. "raw politics" now. mitt romney went looking for support at the naacp's convention today in houston. members turning sharply skeptical at some of his claims if elected he would do more for aft african-americans than obama has. >> if you want a president who will do more for the african-american community, you're looking at him. take a look. >> well, the crowd taking mild exception to that claim. you can interpret it for yourself. but getting worked up a lot over this comment. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obamacare, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ booing ] >> i wouldn't characterize that reaction. you can decide for yourself. governor romney said he got hidden strength among african-american voters. >> i spoke with a number of african-american leaders after the event and they said, you know, a lot of folks still want to say they're not going to be voting for barack obama, but they're disappointed in his lack of policies to improve our schools, disappointed in urban policy. disappointed in the e

thought he was a big hit with the naacp. >> i spoke with a number of african-american leaders after the event, and they said, you know, a lot of folks don't want to say they're not going to be voting for barack obama, but they're disappointed in his lack of policies to improve our schools, disappointed in urban policy, disappointed in the economy. 14.4% rate of unemployment among african-americans. so i expect to get african-american votes. >> joining me now, mark thompson, host of "make it plain" on sirius xm radio. he was in the room today for the romney speech. toure, a co-host of "the cycle" on msnbc and the author of "who's afraid of post-blackness?" and goldie taylor, managing editor of the goldie taylor project and a contribute to the grio.com, which is part of msnbc news. mark thompson, tell me what the reaction was in the room. >> well, of course, everyone was polite, and as always, lawrence, thanks for having me. it's a tradition of the naacp, when it has this convention during a presidential election year, to invite both a democratic nominee and the republican nominee. an

. he's been to address the nation's oldest civil rights group, the naacp. with polls showing more than 90% of african-americans support the president. romney may not exactly be looking to win black voters necessarily, but to show independent and swing voters a leader who would work for everyone. however, a newly aggressive democratic attack is trying to paint mitt romney as a super wealthy guy who is hiding something. >> do we want to move forward with an economy that's growing or do we want to continue to believe that ridiculous story that the bigger a rich guy's swiss bank account is the more jobs it creates in america. >> there's only two reasons to open a swiss bank account. one is to avoid paying taxes. the other is to hedge against the dollar. >> mitt romney needs to come clean and release multiple years of his tax returns so we can see why he's invested in swiss bank accounts and accounts in the cayman islands. >> mitt romney responded in a radio interview last night. >> what he has done has been one attack after the other on items that deflect interest from a real debate of the

addresses the naacp tomorrow. i don't know. the weather maybe? plus republicans may think they have a bona fide super hero on their hands in marco rubio but his origin story isn't exactly the stuff of legend. and later, i am going to prove there is only one outsourcer in chief in this campaign folks. and here is hint: it is mitt romney. nice to talk to you. [ applause ] >> when someone stumbles across the show, it usually doesn't end well. >> stephanie: it ended better do. all right. just a truce. all right. 45 minutes -- it was a wash. 45 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." it's go time! >>every weeknight cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the guys in the middle-class the guys at the lower-end got screwed again! i think you know which one we're talking about. >>overwhelming majority of the county says: "tax the rich don't go to war." i just wanted to clarify. >> barack is comfortable -- romney is comfortable with people like him. >> that's why he can't relate to people other than that. when he comes on fox and friends, they are like him, white

yesterday's naacp convention. in case you missed if, here's what happened. >> i'm going to eliminate nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [crowd booing] >> not great. the boos lasted a full 15 seconds which is pretty impressive considering it is about on par with the length of the san diego fireworks show last week. there's my lame joke of the day. look up the fireworks if you haven't seen them. romney gave a pretty tough critique of president obama's policies saying the crowd support for the president was misplaced. but here is maybe the best part of this story. later in the day on fox news, romney said he does have the support of black voters, it's just a secret. romney says he spoke with several african-american leaders who said people are afraid to admit they won't vote for the president. he also said he is expecting to get the african-american votes. all right, we won't tell. >> back in 2008, president obama won 95% of the black vote. the president will not be attending the naacp's convention this year du

history spoke to the naacp convention today, where his performance fluctuated between boring and weird. >> i do not have a hidden agenda. and i submit to you this. if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. [ audience boos ] you take a look. >> take a look. he managed to get booed only three times in the 24-minute speech. and that was only because his handlers were not smart enough to adjust the applause lines that always work with republican audiences. >> if our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over $1 trillion more than we take in every year. and so -- and so to do that, i'm going to the eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ audience booing ] >> there he is, the worst reader of audience reaction in political history, he actually told fox news, he thought he was a big hit with the naacp. >> i spoke with a number of african-american leaders after the event, and they said, you know, a lot of folks don't want to say t

story? members of the naacp react to romney's plan to eliminate obama care. the media pounced on that moment, but ignored the rest of the speech and the applause. when it comes to race and civil rights, are the liberal press out to smear the gop's pick? as the campaign heats up, mr. obama tries to gain ground with an extended tax cut for the middle class. but the short-term plan doesn't hit the mark. is this another shiny object to distract the media? >> our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of san dusky's child victims. >> penn state investigation into sexual assaults on children goes public. revealing shocking details of lies and cover ups at the highest level. how will this change the chumy relationship between college football programs and the press? mega star brad pitt's mom gives her view on politics going against the views of the liberal hollywood elite. so what is the reaction she got? >> on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor judy miller. richard granel, the former spokesman for the last four u.s. am bass de

. happening right now in the newsroom, houston pitch. mitt romney houston bound to address the naacp after eric holder called the texas i.d. law a poll tax. what will mitt romney say to the nation's oldest civil rights organization? >>> station break. if you're one of the 20 million direct tv customers, you are waking up with more than two dozen fewer channels this morning. comedy central, bet, and the list goes on. overnight, negotiations falling through, big time. >>> painkiller prescription. oxcontrin makers planning to test their drug on children as young as 6 years old. >>> the cash behind the candidate as big corporations give millions to obama and romney. cnn digs into who's raking in the most green. will the election be decided by wall street and not main street? >>> and home of the beret. the u.s. olympic team in french hats and blue blazers. do these guys look ready for the olympics or a croquet match in the hamptons? >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin this morning with a terrifying airline flight into miami. this morning

representative of the romney campaign. he's gone before the naacp at this hour, facing a group that has serious concernses about a particular policy stand that many latinos do as well. he has supported voter i.d. laws. does he need to address this so that minority voters who would be disproportionately affected and are disproportionately affected by these laws understand where he's coming from? >> we'll see if he addresses that's. i'm sure he will address a gamut of issues. and i tell you, you have to give him credit for the guts and for the honor of going in front of a very important audience who voted overwhelmingly for president obama. clarissa, if i may say so and thank you for your comment. i have a great deal of respect for your organization, for you. you know what i -- what bothers me about the dialogue around hispanics is that when we talk to anglo-americans, let's say, it's all about, go ahead. make more money. get a better education. it's all about individual empowerment. this is the american dream. and it seems like when we talk to hispanics, it's all about you need the gover

naacp convention in houston. every four years, the group invites the presidential candidates to speak. mr. obama spoke to the convention in 2008, but he will not be there this year. vice president joe biden will fill in on thursday. >>> in his address to the naacp yesterday, attorney general eric holder took on the proposed texas voter i.d. law. federal judges are reviewing that proposal this week after the justice department blocked it. holder says the proposal would be discriminatory. >> under the proposed law, concealed handgun licenses would be acceptable forms of photo i.d. but student i.d.s would not. many of those without i.d.s would have to travel great distances to get them. and some would struggle to pay for the documents they might need to obtain them. we call those poll taxes. >> holder said studies show 1/4 of voting aged african-americans do not have government-issued photo i.d.s. that compares to 8% of voting-aged whites. >>> now "daily show"? "jersey shore" jitters? here's why. >> this is a bad situation. >> it's like the end of civilization. >> tonight, direct tv is g

>>> afraid the >>> mitt romney's not backing down after getting booed at the naacp conference. new this morning, his defiant response. >>> and more questions and answers about representative jesse jackson jr.'s health this rning as his office tries to explain his mysterious absence from congress. >>> a fishing trip takes a thrilling turn when a bull shark suddenly decides to crash the party. we'll show you more about that. good morning and welcome to "early start," i'm ali velshi. zz h zoraida sambolin has the day off. >> that is awesome. it's caught on camera. i'm ashleigh banfield. it's nice to have you with us every morning. it's 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. let's get started with this. go vote for someone else. how about that for a campaign pitch. fighting words for mitt romney after a pretty rough reception at the naacp convention. it was a tough sell to begin with though anyway. governor romney's really trying to convince african-americans that they'd be better served with him in the white house than with president obama. president obama has about 95ish percent support among

the naacp after a brief message from president obama. in a little bit more than a half-hour, today's headlines and your calls live on "washington journal." from the naacp annual convention in houston, president obama and vice president joe biden. this is half an hour. >> good morning, naacp. i'm sorry i cannot be with you in person. i want to take a moment to think your board and president for the partnership formed with my administration, and everyone at the convention for coming together not just today, but every day, to bend the dark ford, the moral universe towards justice. i stand on your shoulders. at the naacp, you always believe in the american promise, the idea than a matter who you are, what you look like or where you came from, america is the place where you can make it if you try. that is why you fought so hard for good jobs, a quality education, and a justice system that treats everybody fairly. that is why you helped make health care reform a reality and why you are fighting today because you know the mission is still not recovered from a recession, but reclaim the secu

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getting beat up by naacp. listen to the president of the washington, d.c., branch describe that chorus of boos. >> he literally came to our house and attacked the issues that are important to us on our turf. >> and there you have it. that was the wrapup, at least from that presidency. shannon travis is live from washington, d.c., this morning. shannon, it really looks like mitt romney's just not backing down at all from this, and there are all sorts of people weighing in on all sorts of different reasons for why he may have gone to the naacp annual conference. wrap it up for me to start with whether this is going to have a residual effect in the negative or in the positive. >> reporter: well, we're still trying to weigh that, ashleigh. when i was watching it, it felt like one of those reality tv shows where the candidate on stage either lives or dyes by boos or applause. he was booed when he mentioned obama care which was a little surprising, because the people at naacp, it's not surprising that he is opposed to obama care. he got booed when he said he was a better president for africa

the naacp's convention to support mitt romney in his speech. >> eliminate every nonessential program i can find. that includes obamacare. [ booing ] >> tonight a prominent african-american republican is contradicting the campaign, and we have the exclusive report. and how can anyone defend joe paterno after today? >> sometimes, and this is what people may not want to hear, but sometimes you have to make tough decisions, and sometimes you have to work around decisions. >> we'll ask "the new york times" about today's penn state disgrace. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. it seems like only yesterday when mitt romney was on fox news talking about the political philosophy of responding to attacks. >> i, of course, respond to the attacks. but they say in politics if you're responding you're losing. >> romney and his campaign had a lot of responding too today. "the boston globe" expanded on the recording, only to find out that mitt romney was the top dog at bain capital three years after he said he left. according to the report, a massachusetts financial disclosur

person to the naacp convention today sending his number two instead. white house correspondent wendell goler on the vice president's attempt to fill his shoes. >> reporter: a day after mitt romney was booed by the nation's largest civil rights group, joe biden was preaching to the choir. >> i'm a lifetime member of the naacp. >> for 16 years, the chairman or ranking democrat, biden is familiar with the leaders and the issues they're concerned with. >> the house of representatives, republicans voted affirmative to prevent the justice department from even investigating there was voter suppression. >> he passed the affordable care act, a goal strived for by president starting with teddy roosevelt. it required him to use up almost all of his political capital. >> mr. obama himself sent a video to the conference and criticized not attending in person but not by the naacp leadership. reverend owens was critical of both. >> the president is making a mistake taking the black vote for granted. naacp made a serious mistake pandering to the president. >> the white house shrugged off the p